Definition of Microcosm
Mi´cro`cosm
n.
1.
A
little
world
;
a
miniature
universe
.
Hence
(
so
called
by
Paracelsus
),
a
man
,
as
a
supposed
epitome
of
the
exterior
universe
or
great
world
.
Opposed
to
macrocosm
.
2.
A
relatively
small
object
or
system
considered
as
representative
of
a
larger
system
of
which
it
is
part
,
exhibiting
many
features
of
the
complete
system
.
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